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The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12
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IL Il ~ l.,

The unfortunate visitor and his friend, ths
latter feeling often and tenderl,r of his owr
nasal organ, were badly frightened. They
forgot to take note of passing lady in an
attractive ard novel uniform They asked
a number of questions as TO what was the
proper course OF treatment for frozen
member and Immediately started for their
no el st Paul Pioneer Press.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12
WORKING GI tSSES ATTENTION! Q

prepared furnish AL 'lasse, with empl IPlent
ht li"nc III who'll, of tn" time, or i'n their
spare uunc4 Is l'rstICss rew, Ii ht and proh-
table Persons nt either sex easily earn from
~ cents L. SiFN per ev"Hin : and prop ltlomal
sum hy devutrng all III il tue to tie business
R'ys and girls eaiI nearly a. much as men.
? hat all who see this may send their address
and trst hr huSing.s, we make this offer To
81 ch ~ re rot we'll ,ali>f 'd We will send Gae
dollar to pay for the trOuble "f writing. Full
particulars aud nutiit free, Add, eES GEORGE
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The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12
ABSORBED WITH THE SHOW.
Two Eastern Men Pause to Worship Min
nssota Beauty.

nssota Beauty.
A well-formed young lady, With very |
black hair and eyes q pretty complexion
and pair of rosy cheeks, made her way
along Third street yesterday. She was at
tired in clnse-htting white blanket garment
" the redngote order which displayed her
figure TO its hest advantage The garment
vas trimmed with red and blue, the capote
being Of white flannel, with red and blne
About her waist was twisted red sash,
and toque OF the same color was pulled
down over her head and ears Her feet
we're encased In small moccasins, and above
their top was visible rim OF red stocking
that encircled very plump and shapely
ankle. She walked along apparently OBJ
iivous of the fact that the weather was very
cold. Her cheeks glowed from their con-
tact with the cold air, but, aside from this,
The gave no sign that tine mercury in the
Thermometers had dropped to 2s degs below
zero. Two men-strangers to the city
passed her. They failed to notice her as she
approached, and caught the first sight of
her as she passed them They were bundled
up from head to foot Just below their tall
beaver hats they wore ear muffs; about
their necks were mufflers They turned as
the gayly-attired young lady made her
way by them. She had hardly passed out
Of hearing distance when one of the men,
addressing his companion, said;
'NHello, Bill What kind Of circus was
tha,"
"lhat's no circus, Charley" replied Bill
'She Is part OF the ice palace"
What are you giving usl That girl don't
live in any ice palace"
al don't mean that retorted Bill You
know the winter carnival, don't youl Well,
that girl belongs to some carnival club, She
is out in her club uniform"
''well, she's mighty pretty, and don't you
forget it for holy minute" exclaimed
Charley.
The last word had hardly been uttered
when very taking blonde, with fair com
plexion, light hair and blue eyes appeared
Just ahead of them in a blue blanket cos
tune, with white and red trimmings The,
craned their necks ~ she passed along, per
fectly unconscious ST their presence ant
existence From that moment each one o
the visitors had his eyes open for every
woman in carnival costume. They traverse
the entire length of Third street, am
passed and observed representatives o
nearly all the winter clubs in the city
They paid not The least attention to tn
male representatives Of the club, no matte
how well they appeared or how attractiv
their costumes But the female member
pa ,sed not by them without being duly in
ypected.
Throughout the afternoon the female men
bers of the many toboggan and skatin
clubs walked through the public streets, a
dressed in their cub costumes. As long q
the gayly attired club members appeare
and continued to appear the two men froI
the east were unable to leave the stree
IL H. .
pass ng female tobogganers and skaters
St Paul man stepped up 10 one of then
and, reaching down for handful of snov
applied the snow 10 the strangers nos
The st Paul man simply said, Your MOI
is frozen.n
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12

II tell you, friends, when your watch wheels
begin to jar loose and the buttons and the
grease spots jolt off your coat, trair is
iouncibg some, A passenger asked the cn,
suctor why they had put the ties on top of
cne rails instead OF putting them underneath.
He did not answer.
-Occasionally the train jumped the track
md rolled down an embankment, but the pas
sengers were not aware that anything unusual
had occurred. Dairymen along the road just
put their cream into barrel and set it on the
train, and it is returned by the next thorough
ly churned, and at small cost. As for my
liver, soon forgot that had one, for think
it was all shaken to pieces, at least it has
never troubled me inor, aud think 1t 10
x?nar A. W. Bellaw in Hd-Bts
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12

Plinn White was a Vermont boy. whse
teacher predicted his eminence as thief In
the last twenty-five years he succeeded In
fleeing business m,n, gulible graugers and
con6ding women out of 81, 500. 900 At least
this was the total OF his robberies, made
known through the ineffective suits brought
against him. The full amount of his swind
ling operations can never be known, as his
victims were often ashamed 10 acknowledgs
their Losses through dealings with him.
He first achieved a national reputation IN
1899, 1850 and 1851, when he nettad e4O0, 600
In California gold dust swindles, and escaped
10 Europe. Between 1851 and 1855 he was
arrested four times in New York city, and
onco, while in Jail there, swin1lci the sheriff
out Of SO, 900 Subsequently. lie opened a
mammoth dry goods stot4, in K rnsas City.
Mo-, and obtained from ga tern dealers goods
valued at $s75,00O, after selling which he
disappeared
A list Of bis operations would fill a book
They covered the whoe country, and every
line of business, from poultry raising Ia
Texas to dealing in diamonds in New York.
His offences were usually such as to rendes
him liable only to civil suite, and as he
,quandered money as fast as be obtained it
fhe prosecutor rarely got any sat sfaotion.
He crossed the ocean some sixteen times to
escape arrest. He was splendid conysrsa-
tionalist, and had frank, oueu way of tell.
ing of his affairs which was wonderfully
effective in winning the confidence
OF those upon whom he operated. Il
never could be discovered that he drank
drop, gambled. or in fact had any bad
habits whatever He had way OF following
mp his victims, instend of avoiding
them One inst lnce will Illustrate this.
Thirty-five years ago Maj Hall. of
New York, advanced $4,000 in checks
on Whites promise not to have them
cashed, but to use them as collateral The
checks were Immediately cashed, and
although Maj Hall sought redress in the
courts, Whites conduct was not liable 10 the
law White disappeared. After an absence
Of thirty years White came back to New
York in June. 1851 He at once called upon
Maj Hall at his house, told him he had made
an immense fortune, was repentent, and
came home on purpose TO pay back the
$4,000 Mai. Hall was then 10 years old
and he was so touched by the e'ouuence Of
the prOdigal sharper that he wept flr joy.
After paying several visits, Whit asked
Maj Hall for 81 800 with which to liquidats
pressing debt, saying that his capital was
so bound up temporarily that be could not
lay hold OF any money Mrs. Hall had made
$1,000 the previous winter keeping board
ing house, and that sum, with $500 more
that he borrowed from customer, WA
promptly handed over, with the usual re-
Eult. White would have made a success Of
any honorable occupation he might have
engaged in; but he was absolutely without
any moral susc ptibilitiss. and lecRme nm
queationably one Of the most po'ishsd VII
tains on record
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12
-pLINn" WHITE, THE swlNDLEs
Death Of tns Most Daring Rascal Of Our
Tina

Death Of tas Most Daring Rascal of Our
Time.
Ths news of the death OF Plymouth White
will bring feeling OF relief to many men
who have had busine. dealings with him,
Tor tho reason that "Plinn" had the happy
facalty OF rcvisiting victim with the result
Of revictimizink them. Some there are who
think that this is one of his latest schemes
% have his death reported, that he may
appear In the flesh to the unwary. II that
were tbs case the publication Of his portrait
would defeat his game to some extent Our
portrait Ia made, through the courtesy OF a
detective, from the one in the celebrate col
kction of the rcgue's gallery, New York.
At was placed there scarcely a twelvcmonth
ago, when he was last in the custody of the
poiica
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12
ON rHe JORDAN DIVISION.
-. Crsss-Eyed Passenger Tells Of a Cur
For a Torpid Liver.


For n Torpid Liver.
Talking about railroads." said the cross
eyed passenger, leaning back over his seat,
reminds me OF trip took on a southwest
sn road last winter. l had been suffering
from torpid liver, and the doctor advised
me to travel, especially to travel on some
rough railroad The shaking he said, would
DO highly beneficial | was told that the
*. q. c. X. X. would be likely to afford ths
requisite motion for torpid liver, if thi
owner didn't turn out to be q torpid dier 30
Gore he got through.
y think must have got OH the Jordan dt
vision of that line, because it was certainly \
bard road to travel was suro at first that
we were III the track, but the conductor told
me We = .Hs not However, wished we had
been. IL w. a regular corduroy road. You
were half the time III the air and half this
time in the seat. tried putting my heavy
valise on my lap to bold me down, but that
only innde il worse. | thought straps, BY
which one could be made fast to the seat
were the things needed, but thinking it over,
see that would have died that way,
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-02-12

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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-19
SPECIALIST.
Eye, Ear, Throat and catarrh.

DIR. NJ. S. Wilson, graduate OF the
Bellevue Hospital and eye and ear In
Urinary of New York, is ut the Frank
lin Hotel. Will remain two weeks.
The Doctor is travelling for his own
health, in the South, this winter, and
has met with wonderful success. In
vites all suffering with any of the above
diseases, to call on him, as he guaran-
tees to perform all he claims, and has
ample proof to satisfy the most.
sKEPTICAL.
Deafness, GRADUATED lids, discharge
of water and matter from the eyes,
arises from inhimation of Catarrh
matter in the Enstrachian Tubes, and
Nasal Ducts. The Film which forms
at the corner OF the eyes, and extends
until il obscures the sight this is re-
moved without the usesof the knife or
cGuaics.
CATARRH AND ASTHMA SPEEDILY ERAD-
ICATED.
The treatment is pleasant, and can
be used bya child or the most delicate
invalid, it allays all inflammation OF the
Mucous Membrane, Neutralizes the
Virus,and prevents further formation Of
Catdrrh poison by toning these delicate
structures, up to normal standard.
To convince the most skeptical I will
give the first
TREATMENT FREE.
To satisfy you that will perform all
claim.
The sense OF smell Perfectly Restored
in all cases, where the structures are
not wasted away. Bronchial trouble
and all inflammation and Paralysis OF the
cords successfully overcome. Bad
breath results from Decomposition OF
this poisonous matter, and if not cured
liberation and wasting away of the
soft parts follow.
Dyspepsia is perpetuated by Cdtarh
poison, passing into the stomach from
the head, during sleep, My treatments
of vegetable nature, and is harmless
and certain, if it be durable case
Consultation free. If
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-19
A Booming Boom!l

Next to truth there is nothing equal
to printers ink. When the two are
success is always assured.
The fact, stated in another column are
the source from which results. such as
the following are already flowing.
Capt. Buckner, one OF our own citi-
zens, has taking four months options on
j, P. Gill's livery stable property at
Sc, 900, on Daniels livery stable prop
erty at $4,000 on Mr.. Fred Williams
fine farm at $4,000, and offered 500
600 on Mr.. ellis farm which was de-
clined. 100000 in cash has been SUBJ
scribed to the Land and Improvement
Company and this week 1000 acres Of
land fronting on Cumberland river
just below the mouth of Red river,
haveAbeen subscribed. This land is ad
mirably suited for FORCES, mills and
manufactures, haying the advantage
OF every convenience for shipping and
receiving by the river.
Other transactions are taking place
every day and the progress OF events
will soon eliminate in magnificent
success. The sources of wealth are
all around us, our best business men
men of clear heads and sound Judge
ment are enlisted in the cause and al
things are working harmoniusly. Iii.
at this point that printer ink becomes
available and we are applying it where
it will do the most good. We make ne
vain boast; we want to win on the
facts.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-19
New Crop.
Our New Molasses is just in and is
very fine, send your orders to
KEEsEE & NoRTHINGToN.
A New Enterprise.

For long time GAINESVILLE has
needed place where the farmers when
coming to the city could have their
horses attended to for a reasonable
price. Such place has been started
at G. r. Harris old stand, opposite the
court house, by A. E. Harris, who will
give your horses full feed Of hay and
corn, have them well watered and
cleaned off for % cents. Give him a
liberal share of your patronage, and the
price will remain at this low figure.
Jan15tf
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-19
PERSONAL.

w. c. Lewis, Esq., of stewart county, was
in the city Monday.
MIR. Paul Wyatt, OF the l., A. & r. railroad,
was in the city Monday.
Il. @. Pitt Esq, made a business trip to
Bowling Green this week.
Mr.. Harrison Penn, OF Henderson, KY,
was In the city saturday.
Mr.. Joe Rosson, of District No. /, was In
the city Wednesday evening.
-chas. W. Smith started on a river trip for
the firm, OF Fox smith, Monday.
Capt. William Taylor of woodlawn, was
among his friends in the city W Wednesday.
Col. NJ, d. Cardwell, of Dresden, visited
his friends In the city and vicinity last week.
-Messrs A. ]. H. Carson and d. @. Harti :
gan, on salem, were at the Harris Hotel Mon
day.
-Johu w. Rice was in Russellville last
Sunday, on another one OF "his" prospecting
tours.
Mr.. Clarence Hollins, of Hadensvllle, one
OF our old time friends, paid us a social call
Saturday.
B. b. Butler Esp, formerly Sheriff OF
Todd county, KY, was attending the tobacco
sales Tuesday.
Mr.. George Hindricks went up TO Nash
Vile Wednesday on board the Steamer City
OF GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. George Snadon, one of the farmers
who raise first-class tobacco near Ringgold.
called on US Wednesday.
MIR. j. M. Glover, OF Hopklnsville, spent,
Thursday with his railroad acquaintances OF
the L., A; d T. in and near the city.
Mrs. e. Withers, of Cincinnati, and Mrs.
Hal Reid and daughter, OF Minneapolis, Min,
are visiting the family of T. H. Smith, on
Main street.
Mr.. Charles d. Runyon, of Trenton, KY,
spent Tuesday on business among his friends
In this city. We only wish that we had him
and hundred other such Kentuckians In
GAINESVILLE.
/-Dr. Frank ]. Runyon, a leading physician
of Trenton, KY, paid us much appreciated
call Tuesday and baslxed for time amid the
oriental elegancies OF our bonidour where he
is ever welcome.
Mr.. Garrett Brockman, the popular bache-
Tor of Todd county, called ON rs Thursday to
renew old acquaintance as well as subscrip-
ton. He reads regularly our reports of the
matrimonial market.
Mr.. John W. Gorse, chief of the CHRoN-
IcLE Bookbindery, was called away We'd
nesday evening by a telegram, 10 his home
In Terre Haute, Ind, to see his wife who Is
dangerously sick. He left ON the train Thurs
day morning.
Col. Owen Meriwether, the distinguished
civil engineer, of Memphis, paid us a call
Wednesday morning. He expressed much
sympathy for his old friend, Col. Goodwin,
and was much gratified to learn that the jury
acquitted young Goodwin.
Capt. r. l.. Cobb, OF this city, at present
Chief Engineer and Superintendent of the
l., A. Il 7. railroad, has been appointed Chief
Engineer of all the new construction work
on the L., & N. road, His headquarters will
be in Louisville. We congratulate our old
comrade.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-19
DEATH OF MRS. RACHEL N. HERRING.
The Oldest Citizen Of Montgomery County

NV S'Nos1 Sib<ohoi montgomery SountY.
Mrs. Rachel N. Herring died at her
home in 'this county Friday, February
18th 1887, in the 9lst year of her age.
Her maiden name was Rachel Neville
Whitfield. Her ancestors who were
frugal, people, noted for their integrity
and piety, were we'll to do in worldly
goods when they moved from North
Carolina to this county in the latter
part Of the last century.
She was born Oh Spring Creek near
where Follows shop now stands-about
one and half miles from the home in
which she dled-on the 9th day of No.
vember 1896. She was married to Ben.
Herring, survivor Of the war of 1912,
in May 1916. In 1887 or '3S she Joined
the Baptist church at Spring Creek I'M
der the ministry OF Rev. Richard Nix
on, of which church she was regular
communicate for nearly half a century.
At the time OF her death OF the eight
children born to her, five boys and three
daughters, only one, Miss Catharine
Herring, her fifth child, had died. This
death occurred December 25th, 1886,
after Mrs. Herring had passed her Goth
year.
She had lived at the place, where she
died and was buried, since the Gath of
Dec. 1878, over GO years. She was the
mother OF eight, the grandmother Of
fitty-seven children, and the great-grand
mother OF 81, in all 1872 defendants,
most OF whom survive her. He husband
died in 1889. The civil war between
the North and South found her possess
ed OF a considerable property, mostly
slaves, and the four terrible years of that
internicine struggle left her with but
moderate means. Still she was gener-
GUS through life. Her kind and chart
table heart never permitted her to turn
from her door a worthy object of char
ity, while her warm hospitable nature
exhibited itself prominently as one Of
her chief characteristics until the day
OF her death, The most prominent
christian virtues ever clearly shown in
her daily walk and upon all occasions
enabling her to WELD an influence for
great good among those who came in
contact with her through her whole
life. "From youth to hoary age" she
had circle of friends who were bound
to her by the strongest attachment.
But few OF those who were children
and who knew her in her early days of
womanhood now live to drop tear up
on her grave. Those who loyed her in
her childhood have long since passed
over the river of life.
She had been regular subscriber
and reader OF the CHRONICLE from the
date OF its first issue, over seventy
years, She was the venerable mother
of DIR. B. N. Herring of this city.
A mother in Israel has departed
Her life was one Of good deeds and a
crown Of righteousness she has won,
having fought the good fight. The
world was made better by her life, and
she leaves an example worthy of emu
lation to all those who live with hope
in view OF an inheritance in "the house
hold OF God" j. w. F.
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Feb. Is, 1887.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-19
Clothing At Auction,

That our country friends may be
accommodated, we will on Monday,
February 2Sth, at 10 a. m. and also at
7 o'clock at night, sell at auction at our
store Mems and Boys overcoats, wool
en- jackets and variety of other cloth
ing. We hope every man who wants
clothing will come in and get his bar
gain. We are selling goods at sacri-
fee to close our business.
1t PITMAN & LEWIS.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-19

THE Steamer GAINESVILLE left our
|arf Wednesday morning for Nash
De carrying the prohibition delegates
! other passengers. Several Clarks-
e Msn who don't belong to Gideon s
nd went up with the party. 1t is to
ped that during the voyage they
n NJ occasian to refer to that oft men.
ped remark which the Governor oil
pth Carolina once made to the Gov
Tor OF North Carolina.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-19

WILLIAM Buck at his popular bar
Der shop at the OLD stand on Franklin
street has just refurnished his bath
rooms and has three new bath tubs ar
ranged in elegant style. No waiting
nor delay when you want bath
Come in. With thanks for favors in
the past. Respectfully,
tf WIN. BUCK.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-19
Advice to hlothers.

Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup for
children teething, is the prescription Of
one OF the best female physicians and
nurses in the United States and has
been used for forty years with never
failing success by millions OF mothers
for their children. During the process
of teething its value is incalculable. 1t
relieves the child from pain, cures dys-
EMERY and diarrhGa gripping in the
bowels and wind-colic. By giving
health to the child it rests the mother.
Price 25c. bottle Dec %, 1y.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-19
An Elegant Substitute.

For Oils, Salts, Pills and all kinds OF
bitter, nauseous Liver Medicines and
Cathartics is the very agreeable liquid
fruit remedy, Syrup Of Figs. Its advan-
tages are evident-it is more easily
taken, more acceptable to the stomach,
more pleasantly effective, and more
truly beneficial to the system than any
other remedy. Recommended by
leading physicians, and for sale in so
cents and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gist. 1t
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-19
Rheumatism and Neuralgia Cured in Days.

The Indiana Chemical Company have
discovered compound which acts
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cure of Rheumatism and Neuralgia.
We guarantee it to cure any and every
case OF acute Inilammatory Rheuma-
tism and Neuralgia in DAYS, and to
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and effect a speedy cure.
On receipt Of 80 cents, in two cent
stamps, we will send to amy address the
prescription sor this wonderful COM
pound. which can be filed by your
home druggist at small cost. We take
this means of giving our discovery to
the public instead OF putting it out as
patent medicine, it being much less ex-
pensive. We will gladly refund mon
ey If satisfaction is not given.
THE INDIANA CHEMICAL Co.,
1y Charlottesville, Ind.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-19
English Rabbits.

w. NJ. Buck, at his Barber Shop on
Franklin Street, has some beautiful
English Mountain Rabbits for sale.
Among those little pets you can find a
variety Of colors. Children are very
fond or them. Call and take look at
the queer little animals. II,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-19

THE officers and bretheren of Cum
berland Lodge, No. II, Knights OF
Pytbias were at work in their lodge
until half past ten Tuesday night when
they were called from labor to refresh
ment in the large dining room of the
Harris Hotel where most generous
and elegantly prepared oyster supper
was enjoyed by about sixty of the
brothers and their invited guests. II
they "stay" by each other in all the
trials OF life as they did at the
supper table then the establishment OF
the emperor Dyonisius was no more
than natural. The order originated in
its present form in Washington City
in 1868 and now numbers about $780,
600. If the whole fraternity is as clever
as the GAINESVILLE Knights we wish
them joy-may their tribe increase.